Question

How did Thomas Aquinas’s idea of natural law influence the lawmakers and philosophers of the Enlightenment?

Answer 1

The theory of natural law states that all the laws based on morality are good for humans. Any law which is good for humans must be based on the moral grounds.

It helped the lawmakers and philosophers of the Enlightenment in framing laws which will create positivity in people.

It gave a link between philosophical concepts and legal theories.

Answer 2

Thomas Aquinas’s idea of natural law influenced the lawmakers and philosophers of the Enlightenment by B) It helped them reconsider the role of government and the importance of individual rights.

The lawmakers understood that individual rights are very important and that the government should give them freedom and their own rights which should never be violated.